Economic policies for international trade and finance rely on advanced understanding and high-level skills in quantitative economics. This specialisation will provide students with advanced knowledge of trade and finance theory combined with applied quantitative analysis.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply theories to policy-relevant economic problems in trade and finance.
- Design and carry out quantitative analysis of trade and/or financial data.
- Display expertise in interpreting and analysing the results of empirical trade and/or financial analyses.
Other Information
IDEC8011 and IDEC8033 are eligible to count towards the specialisation on approval of the program convener provided the essay or project falls within the field of the specialisation.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This specialisation requires the completion of 24 units from the following international trade and finance courses:
ECON6016 International Economics
FINM7006 Applied Foundations of Finance
FINM7007 Applied Corporate Finance
FINM7008 Applied Investments
FINM7044 Applied Valuation
FINM8007 Topics in International Finance
IDEC8010 Quantitative International Economics
IDEC8011 Research Essay
IDEC8014 Quantitative Financial Economics
IDEC8033 Research Project
IDEC8083 Financial Markets and Instruments
IDEC8127 Modelling the Global Economy
POGO8015 Foreign Direct Investment Policy
POGO8213 The Global Trading System
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